Has anyone out there knitted the Widdershins socks? And have you managed to increase the stitches? Because a 54-sts-around sock on 2.0 mm needles sure ain’t fittin’ my foot, and it’s the only toe-up sock pattern I’ve encountered with an actual heel flap.

I dyed some more Kool-Aid yarn with my mom this weekend. She did hers in even sections of red and purple, I tried some mixing and got a sort of harvest-mix of colours, with purple, orange, and purple-ish red.

Still plugging along on the Jaywalkers and the fair isle. Onwards for the rest of the weekend!

Knitting To Stay Sane
One Canadian knitter dabbling in everything from socks to sweaters to pattern design.

I completed the widdershins socks (plain version) back in early September and had to go up to a 3.0mm needle. They fit my foot well, but I have a narrowish foot. Try the larger needle size and see if that helps.

Robin and Marianne – thanks for the needle size suggestion! I’d thought of that, but if I can manage to increase the stitch count that would make me more comfortable. Robin, it’s good to hear from someone who’s completed the pattern!

I did the widdershins, but with a much smaller yarn, so had to increase the number of stitches to 70 (i think – it was about 6 months ago). To adapt the pattern for the heel, I plucked the numbers from a top-down sock with a heel, and put them into the appropriate places in widdershins. Since it’s basically a top-down sock done in reverse, that worked out quite well.

It took me a couple of scraps of paper, many scratches of the head, and a couple of glasses of merlot, but in the end, I managed to do it on the first try.